In the new direct, they mentioned that there was a pattern to spawning of Phased Fields no player had yet found.
After cross-referencing 3 screenshots of Phased Fields and the 3 currently existing ones in game, I have a hypothesis:
Roughly half of all phased fields spawn in systems with Landmarks. These landmarks may be limited to either Abandoned or Derelict locations in particular or Abandoned Shipwrecks in particular.
Please feel free to provide extra data past the 6 data points I currently have, discuss how this might impact the lore, and provide objections.
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Hello, I don’t know if you tested but, you could check one or two with the starting point and endpoint and maybe predict the next system direction based on alignment?
I’ve gotten 2 new data points. I suppose I should list what I have:
The systems I found online with phased fields:
Lisbaetanne(Essence)
YPW-M4(Insmother)
B3QP-K(Venal)
The systems I found through the map with Phased Fields, in estimated order of formation:
Babirmoult (Solitude)
Harner(Solitude)
9UY4-H(Providence)
3L3N-X(Tenerifis)
K5-JRD(Syndicate)
The 2 new additions have no landmarks. Systems with landmarks directly are now occur 3/8 of the time.
However, a very similar anomaly has been found.
7 out of 8 surveyed systems are within 1 jump of an anomaly, with the exception of Harner, Solitude.
This suggests that Phased Field spawning may merely be biased to spawning near landmarks, rather than at them.
Note: A little under half of all systems have this trait.
For a final thought: if Phased Fields are rifts that bring objects down from a higher plane, are the anonymous landmarks also rifted into their positions somehow?
Incidentally:
Star types have been surveyed and there is no obvious pattern there.
Moon, belt, and planet counts turn up nothing.
Cornelius’s geographic theory may have some credence. Four of five phased fields, in order of observation, trace out a crude line going roughly from Outer Ring to Tenerifis. The fifth one, in Syndicate, is near the estimated start location of the line, suggesting that while phased field spawing follows a path, the path repeats every time, slightly altered. If this theory is true, the next phased field should occur on the Amarr-Gallente border if in lowsec and in Providence if in null. Specific measurements seem to be impossible because a) the path “jumps” by a different amount each time, b) the path is only a rough pattern than an ironclad route, and c) CCP wouldn’t make a “random” system that isn’t random.
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Four new systems have been found:
Uemon(The Forge)
Aset(Metropolis)
WVJU-4(Malpais)
5-9UXZ(Esoteria)
1 of these is on a Landmark site, 1 more is 1 away from a Landmark.
Landmark counts stand at:
Same system: 4/12
Adjacent System: 5/12
No Match: 3/12
The path-based spawning theory seems to be horrendously wrong. Further exploration is needed.
If you missed the others phased field, here up to Saturday morning.
| System |
Constellation |
Region |
Status |
| 0VK-43 |
G3IP-E |
Tenerifis |
Gone |
| 4GSZ-1 |
5ZAB-N |
Cobalt Edge |
Gone |
| V1V-6F |
QO-17V |
Stain |
Gone |
| Esubara |
Leseasesh |
Aridia |
Live |
| K-X5AX |
I-3ODK |
Feythabolis |
Live |
| Mamet |
Jakemhih |
Domain |
Live |
I wanted to share an observation that has come up repeatedly while talking with miners operating in Phased Fields.
Near the end of a Phased Field’s lifecycle, the main phase line resolves around a distinct geometric symbol, a cross-like form embedded in the line itself. It is present before the field collapses and persists longer than the surrounding bubble. Particles from outside the field appear to be drawn toward it, curving inward and briefly orbiting before dispersing. A faint cloud or envelope seems to form around it as the field stabilizes.
Visually, it looks important, almost like a compass head, but I’ve found no indication that it is interactive.
I attempted to use it as a reference point: aligning it like a sight, scanning along its axes, observing from multiple angles centred on the symbol. I didn’t detect any phenomena, activations, alignments, or changes in behaviour.
If anyone else has observed this symbol or noticed variations between fields, I’d be interested in comparing notes.
